Dr Jane Barrett qualified in medicine in 1976 and began work as a general practitioner. In 1985 she joined the pharmaceutical industry, working for large and small pharmaceutical companies and then for a global Contract Research Organisation.

In 2001 she was awarded a Master’s degree (LLM) in Medical Law after a study sabbatical. She was particularly interested in the legal and ethical aspects of clinical research, and her dissertation was on the use of vulnerable patient groups in research.

Jane is Registrar of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and Treasurer of the British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians.

She founded the Barrett Consultancy in 2001, and provides medical and legal expertise to pharmaceutical companies. She is also Consultant Medical Adviser and Director